Where does “mustasukkaisuusharha” come from?

mustasukkaisuusharha (Finnish) comes from Finnish mustasukkaisuus, from Finnish mustasukkainen, from Swedish svartsjuka, from Swedish svart, from Old Swedish svarter, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

mustasukkaisuusharha (Finnish): jealousy delusion

Definitions

  1. jealousy delusion

Ancestry of “mustasukkaisuusharha”, step by step

mustasukkaisuusharha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mustasukkaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustasukkaisuusjealousy
2Finnishmustasukkainenjealous
3Swedishsvartsjukajealousness, jealousy
4Swedishsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes
5Old Swedishsvarterblack
6Old Norsesvartrblack
7Proto-Germanicswartazblack
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Finnish harha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharhaillusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,...
2FinnishharhaanIllative singular form of harha; astray, amiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo-Every word from Proto-Germanic swartazEvery word from Old Norse svartr
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